Attachment SES 00349

SES 00349

DECISION submitted by FCC,IB

GRANT

2004-01-29

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20031209-00349 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Approved by (IMB 3060--0678 Date & Time Filed: Dec 9 2003 5:43:40:423P File Number: SAT-STA-2003 1209-00349 Callsign: ‘4 _ - Ji7/ FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Extension of Special Temporary Authority to continue relocation of the GSTAR 4 Ku-band satellite to the 165 1. Applicant Name: SES Amencom, Inc. Phone Number: 609-987-4187 DBA Name: Fax Number: 609-987-4233 Street: Four Research Way E-Mail: Scott.Tollefsen@ses-amencom.c City: Princeton State: NJ Country: USA Zipcode: 08540 - 6684 Attention: Scott Tollefsen I I

Attachment Conditions of Authorization - SAT-STA-20031209-00349 1. SES Americom, Inc.'s application, SAT-STA-2003 1209-00349, IS GRANTED and SES Americom, Inc. is authorized to continue operating the tracking, telemetry and command ("TT&C") systems on its GSTAR 4 satellite, callsign GSTAR 4, for a period of December 9,2003 to January 29,2004 to drift, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application and this Attachment; and 2. During the drift of the GSTAR 4 satellite out of the 105"W. L. location towards the 165"W.L. orbital location, SES Americom shall not operate the communications payload on the satellite; and 3. SES Americom, INC. shall coordinate all its TT&C operations with existing geostationary satellites to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its TT&C operations during its drift operations; and 4. During the drift no harmful interference shall be caused by GSTAR 4 to any other lawfully operating in-orbit satellite, and operations of the GSTAR 4 satellite shall cease immediately upon notification of such interference; and ' 5. SES Americom is required to accept interference from other lawfully operating in-orbit satellites; and . 6. Grant of this special temporary authority does not, in any way, prejudice Commission action on any pending or future SES Americom application for permanent or temporary authority, or for modification of permanent or temporary authority, to operate any satellite at the 165" W.L. orbital location; and 7. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at SES Americom's own risk. 8. SES Americom, Inc. is afforded thirty days from the date of release of this grant and authorization to decline this authorization as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the authorization as conditioned. 9. This Grant is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission's rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. 3 0.261, and is effective upon release. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. $0 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the date of the public notice indicating that this action was taken.

!. Contact Name: Karis A. Hastings Phone Number: 202-637-5767 Company: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Fax Number: 202-637-5910 Street: 555 Thirteenth Street, NW E-Mail: K AHastingsaHH ,aw.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20004 -1109 Contact Relationship: Legal Counsel Title: (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter the file number below.) 3. Reference File Number SATSTA2003093000306 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? 0 If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1 1 14). 0 Governmental Entity 0 Noncommercial educational licensee 0 Other(p1ease explain): lb. Fee Classification CRY - Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request 0 Change Station Location Extend Expiration Date 0 Other i.Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 165 W.L. 2004-02-09 0O:OO:OO.O 2

8. Description (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) SES AMERICOM seeks extension of its temporary authority for a period of sixty days to continue the relocation of GSTAR 4 toward 165 W.L. I I 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject 0 Yes 0 No to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Title of Person Signing Scott Tollefsen Vice President and Associate General Counsel I 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Att. 1 I Attachment 2: I Attachment 3: WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section lOOl), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (US.Code, Title 47, Section 3 12(a)(l)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). 3

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Application by ) ) SES AMERICOM, INC. ) File No. SAT-STA- ) For Extension of Special Temporary ) Authority To Relocate GSTAR 4 ) APPLICATION OF SES AMERICOM, INC. SES AMERICOM, Inc. ("SES AMERICOM') hereby respectfully requests a sixty-day extension of its special temporary authority permitting the relocation of the GSTAR 4 Ku-band satellite.1 Grant of the requested extension will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity. SES AMERICOM began drifting GSTAR 4 away from the 105" W.L. orbital location towards 165" W.L. pursuant to authority granted by the Commission in October. SES AMERICOM has separately requested special temporary authority to operate GSTAR 4 at 165" W.L. once the spacecraft arrives at that orbital location.2 SES AMERICOM requested authority to move GSTAR 4 out of 105" W.L. because the spacecraft was n o longer needed to provide service there, and 1 See File No. SAT-STA-20030930-00306, granted October 8, 2003. 2 See File No. SAT-STA-20031001-00307, filed Oct. 1, 2003. The Commission placed this application on public notice on October 10. See Report No. SAT-00170. No comments were filed in response to the public notice.

maintaining the satellite at t h a t position was having a negative impact on services being provided from t h a t location. Subsequent t o grant of the initial STA request, SES AMERICOM has been drifting the satellite to the West at a rate of .38 degrees a day. SES AMERICOM proposes to continue drifting the spacecraft toward 165" W.L. during the next two months. For the foregoing reasons, SES AMERICOM seeks extension of its temporary authority for a period of sixty days to continue the relocation of GSTAR 4 toward 165" W.L. at the company's own risk and pursuant to the same conditions imposed in connection with the previous authorization. SES AMERICOM hereby certifies that no party to this application is subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988,21 U.S.C. 0 862. Respectfully submitted, SES AMERICOM, INC. By: / s / Scott B. Tollefsen Scott B. Tollefsen Of Counsel Nancy J. Eskenazi Peter A. Rohrbach SES AMERICOM, Inc. Karis A. Hastings Four Research Way Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Princeton, N J 08540 Washington, D.C. 20004-1109 Tel: (202) 637-5600 Fax: (202) 637-5910 Dated: December 9, 2003 2


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